This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 64 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What would be the best visual aide/organizer when learning about The Crucible? A) A map of Salem, MA. B) A guide of who was accused and who was the accuser. C) A picture of Abigail Williams and John Proctor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A guide of who was accused and who was the accuser. 2. "to convert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another" is the definition for A) Sovereignty. B) Extirpate. C) Subjugate. D) Proselytize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proselytize. 3. TRUE OR FALSE:Paraphrasing means putting something that someone else said into your own words A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. "the policy or process of territorial expansion" is the definition for A) Expansionism. B) Colonialism. C) Subjugation. D) Proselytization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expansionism. 5. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin wrote during this literary period. A) Native American Period. B) Puritan/Early Colonial Period. C) Revolutionary/The Age of Reason/The Enlightenment/Neoclassical period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolutionary/The Age of Reason/The Enlightenment/Neoclassical period. 6. To make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of A) Salient. B) Corroborate. C) Palpable. D) Sear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sear. 7. An area of dense growth, as of shrubs or bushes. A) Scruffle. B) Dissipate. C) Thicket. D) Ceremonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thicket. 8. Norms:Which of the following is NOT a Hawkins Norm? A) Respectful. B) Intelligent. C) Determined. D) Empowered. E) Resilient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determined. 9. An adverb can modify A) Nouns and verbs. B) Verbs only. C) Adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. D) Adverbs only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. 10. An irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue A) Jargon. B) Euphony. C) Red herring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red herring. 11. Which type of writing is a very imaginative writing that could not happen in real life? A) Fable. B) Biography. C) Poetry. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 12. The emotion the reader feels when reading the story is called the ..... ? ..... A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Imagination. D) Inflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 13. Which type of rhetoric appeal is an appeal to logic? A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Porthos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 14. All of Rob Hall's clients reach the summit. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Decide what the tone of the following sentence is:The character can be seen riding a bike under the bright summer sun. A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 16. Novel dealing with formative years of the antagonist; in particular, his or her psychological and moral development A) Bildungsroman. B) Flashback. C) Satire. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bildungsroman. 17. Short words, direct statements, and references to everyday objects A) Puritan Plain Style. B) Inversion. C) Charged words. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puritan Plain Style. 18. "Tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it." A) What is an American?. B) An Escape from Alligators. C) Rip Van Winkle. D) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 19. The doctors reported that the patient suffering from delusions of grandeur and other unmistakable signs of ..... A) Supposition. B) Sedentary. C) Megalomania. D) Mitigate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Megalomania. 20. Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law willmean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go awaysoon.A controversy is something that people ..... A) Have strong disagreements over. B) Blow their noses into. C) Need to pay a visit to the doctor. D) Agree about. 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